Massena man with fake pistol granted CD on menacing count

MASSENA - A Massena man charged with having an imitation pistol in his hand when he was pushing a woman off his property has been ordered to pay a surcharge and placed under a one-year conditional discharge.

Massena Town Justice Gerald P. Sharlow ordered Dahtez D. Jones, 27, of 14 County Route 42A, Massena, to pay a $260 surcharge and abide by the terms of an order of protection that direct him to have no contact with Alisha A. Bormann for his second-degree attempted menacing conviction.

Massena-based state police charged Jones with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon with intent to use following an incident that reportedly took place in mid-October at his residence.

Jones reportedly had an imitation pistol, a Crossman 1088 .177 CO2 pistol, in his left hand while he pushed Alisha M. Bormann during an incident at his residence.

Ms. Bormann said was at a friends home when Jones and Erin Abelard started texting her that Steven Colburn was drunk, and they were going to send him home in a cab.

Ms. Bormann told troopers she and her friend, Mace Closs, decided to go to Jones County Route 42A residence to check on Mr. Colburn and make sure he was okay.

Dahtez kept going in and out of the house and wouldnt stand still. The last time Dahtez went in he came out and grabbed what looked to be a black handgun and started yelling profanity. Dahtez kept pushing me backwards, trying to get me off his property. The entire time he was pushing me he had a black handgun in his left hand, Ms. Bormann told troopers.

In other recent court action before Judge Sharlow:

■ Casey McMillan, 24, of Potsdam, also listing a Winterhaven, Fla., address, was sentenced to time served - 40 days - for an attempted petit larceny conviction. He was also placed under a one-year conditional discharge and ordered to make restitution of $309.

He had picked up on an arrest warrant and charged with petit larceny stemming from an investigation into an incident reported at 8:34 p.m. Aug. 30. He reportedly stole a Nook Tablet, valued at $199, and $110 in cash from Sasha A. Blocks purse.

■ Amanda L. Walker, 22, of 14 Debra Drive, Apt. F203, Potsdam, was fined $250 and a $125 surcharge after a petit larceny count was reduced to disorderly conduct and an additional $250 and a $125 surcharge after a sixth-degree conspiracy charge was reduced to trespassing. She was also placed under a one-year conditional discharge.

Massena-based state police had charged Walker and Angela A. Brewer, 23, 259 West Parishville Road, Potsdam, with petit larceny and sixth-degree conspiracy at 8:30 p.m. June 9 following an alleged shoplifting incident at Hannafords Supermarket in Massena.

They reportedly paid for diapers and wipes, but failed to pay for several Maybeline cosmetic items, a pair of sunglasses and a Durex Lovebox containing three Extra Pleasure condoms. The total value of the items was $57.15.

Troopers said the women concealed the items in their purses and exited the store without paying for the items.

■ Randy Brown, 51, of 521 Brouse Road, Massena, pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and second-degree aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. The court directed the probation department to conduct a pre-sentence investigation and scheduled sentencing for February.

He reportedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.12 percent when he was stopped by troopers at 8:15 p.m. March 7 on state Route 420. He had also been charged with a felony count of driving while intoxicated. His operating privileges had been suspended in March 2010 for a driving while ability impaired conviction and in March 2009 for refusal to take a breath test.

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